Savannah: July 16

On Tuesday, our whole crew headed down to Savannah and signed up for a hop-on, hop-off historic trolley tour.  This was a great way to cover a lot of ground in Savannah.  We ended up riding the complete tour twice, getting off and on at several different stops.  We explored the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, walked through a few of the many squares in Savannah, checked out The Pirate's House (not worth the stop), snagged a couple of tables for our large group at Paula Deen's The Lady & Sons restaurant for lunch, and ooohed and aaahed at a lot of beautiful architecture along the way.  Jonathan and I had both just finished reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and my mother-in-law had read it many years earlier, so we wanted to explore the Mercer-Williams House while in Savannah.  Aunt Jacqui, Uncle Randy, and Uncle Chris took Ella and the younger kids to explore Forsyth Park while Jacob joined Jonathan, his parents, and I on our tour of the Mercer-Williams House (no pictures allowed).  It was interesting, but you don't get to see some of the more interesting spaces in the house, like the upstairs ballroom or basement where antiques were worked on to be restored, so it's a definitely one-and-done kind of tour. 

Savannah is a photographer's delight.  I hope to return one day and slowly walk the streets, toting my camera and taking in all of the details--and preferably in the spring or fall when it's not so dang hot and humid!